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Volume No. 465Part No. 149

House of Commons Debates 25 October 2007

House Of Commons
Prayers
Oral Answers To Questions
Environment, Food And Rural Affairs
Foot And Mouth Disease
Flood Risk
Climate Change Bill
Waste Wood
Milk
Climate Change
Severn Barrage
Solicitor-general
Conviction Rates (Nottingham)
Inside Justice Week
Sexual Assault Referral Centres
Governance Of Britain
Business Of The House
Modernisation Of The House Of Commons
Modernisation Of The House Of Commons (Changes To Standing Orders)
Procedure
Procedure (Changes To Standing Orders)
European Standing Committees (Temporary Nomination)
Modernisation Of The House
Business Of The House
Office Of Foreign Assets Control List

This Table of Contents lists column numbers, headings, time lines and names of Members in the Commons Hansard Debates text for 25 October 2007

Volume No. 465Part No. 149

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Column: 387

Column: 387

House of Commons [25 Oct 2007]

Prayers [25 Oct 2007]

[Mr. Speaker] [25 Oct 2007]

Oral Answers to Questions [25 Oct 2007]

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [25 Oct 2007]

Foot and Mouth Disease [25 Oct 2007]

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Sir Nicholas Winterton:

Column: 388

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy) (PC):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill) (Lab):

Column: 389

Hilary Benn:

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 390

Mr. Richard Bacon (South Norfolk) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. James Paice (South-East Cambridgeshire) (Con):

Column: 391

Hilary Benn:

Flood Risk [25 Oct 2007]

Mr. Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Mr. Stuart:

Column: 392

Hilary Benn:

Mr. David Kidney (Stafford) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. John Maples (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con):

Column: 393

Hilary Benn:

Martin Salter (Reading, West) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Column: 394

Hilary Benn:

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 395

Climate Change Bill [25 Oct 2007]

Mr. David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) (Con):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Mr. Evennett:

Hilary Benn:

Rob Marris (Wolverhampton, South-West) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 396

Richard Ottaway (Croydon, South) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Richard Ottaway:

Hilary Benn:

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Hilary Benn:

Column: 397

Chris Huhne (Eastleigh) (LD):

Hilary Benn:

Patrick Hall (Bedford) (Lab):

Hilary Benn:

Mr. Peter Ainsworth (East Surrey) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Waste Wood [25 Oct 2007]

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Column: 398

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Joan Ruddock):

Dr. Whitehead:

Joan Ruddock:

Mr. Michael Jack (Fylde) (Con):

Joan Ruddock:

Column: 399

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire) (Lab/Co-op):

Joan Ruddock:

Milk [25 Oct 2007]

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jonathan Shaw):

Mr. Spellar:

Jonathan Shaw:

Column: 400

Bill Wiggin (Leominster) (Con):

Jonathan Shaw:

Climate Change [25 Oct 2007]

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn):

Simon Hughes:

Hilary Benn:

Column: 401

Mr. Andy Reed (Loughborough) (Lab/Co-op):

Hilary Benn:

Gregory Barker (Bexhill and Battle) (Con):

Hilary Benn:

Severn Barrage [25 Oct 2007]

Jessica Morden (Newport, East) (Lab):

Column: 402

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Joan Ruddock):

Jessica Morden:

Joan Ruddock:

Solicitor-General [25 Oct 2007]

Conviction Rates (Nottingham) [25 Oct 2007]

Paddy Tipping (Sherwood) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General (Vera Baird):

Column: 403

Paddy Tipping:

The Solicitor-General:

Inside Justice Week [25 Oct 2007]

Natascha Engel (North-East Derbyshire) (Lab):

Mr. Jim McGovern (Dundee, West) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Natascha Engel:

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. McGovern:

Column: 404

The Solicitor-General:

David Howarth (Cambridge) (LD):

The Solicitor-General:

Mr. David Winnick (Walsall, North) (Lab):

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield) (Con):

Column: 405

The Solicitor-General:

Sexual Assault Referral Centres [25 Oct 2007]

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 406

Julie Morgan:

The Solicitor-General:

Column: 407

Governance of Britain [25 Oct 2007]

11.31 am

The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Jack Straw):

Column: 408

Column: 409

Column: 410

Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con):

Column: 411

Mr. Speaker:

Nick Herbert:

Column: 412

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 413

Several hon. Members

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Straw:

Column: 414

Dr. Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (LD):

Column: 415

Mr. Speaker:

Mr. Straw:

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab):

Column: 416

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed) (LD):

Mr. Straw:

Sir Patrick Cormack (South Staffordshire) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 417

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Julie Morgan (Cardiff, North) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 418

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 419

Adam Price (Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr) (PC):

Mr. Straw:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Column: 420

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Tony Baldry (Banbury) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 421

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. Straw:

Dr. Lewis:

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con):

Column: 422

Mr. Straw:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Mr. Straw:

Column: 423

Business of the House [25 Oct 2007]

12.26 pm

The Leader of the House of Commons (Ms Harriet Harman):

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Column: 424

Ms Harman:

Column: 425

Column: 426

Mr. John Spellar (Warley) (Lab):

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

Mr. Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Column: 427

Simon Hughes:

Ms Harman:

Column: 428

Simon Hughes:

Ms Harman:

Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab):

Column: 429

Ms Harman:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Ann Coffey (Stockport) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con):

Column: 430

Ms Harman:

Dr. Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Ann Cryer (Keighley) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 431

Justine Greening (Putney) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire) (LD):

Ms Harman:

Column: 432

Dr. Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes, South-West) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab):

Column: 433

Ms Harman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

David Taylor (North-West Leicestershire) (Lab/Co-op):

Ms Harman:

Column: 434

Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 435

Patrick Mercer (Newark) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Gwyn Prosser (Dover) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East) (Con):

Column: 436

Ms Harman:

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh, North and Leith) (Lab/Co-op):

Ms Harman:

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Mark Harper (Forest of Dean) (Con):

Column: 437

Ms Harman:

Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 438

Mr. Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Ms Dawn Butler (Brent, South) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 439

Points of Order [25 Oct 2007]

1.19 pm

Mike Penning (Hemel Hempstead):

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Mr. Andrew Mackay (Bracknell) (Con):

Column: 440

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Mackay:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Mackay:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con):

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Column: 441

Modernisation of the House of Commons [25 Oct 2007]

1.22 pm

The Leader of the House of Commons (Ms Harriet Harman):

Mr. Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (Lab/Co-op):

Ms Harman:

Column: 442

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Jones:

Ms Harman:

Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester, South) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Column: 443

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Sheerman:

Ms Harman:

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

Column: 444

Ms Harman:

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Column: 445

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Ms Harman:

John Bercow (Buckingham) (Con):

Ms Harman:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Ms Harman:

Madam Deputy Speaker (Sylvia Heal):

Column: 446

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Michael Connarty:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Sheerman:

Ms Harman:

John Bercow:

Column: 447

Ms Harman:

Column: 448

Column: 449

Mrs. May:

Ms Harman:

Mr. Redwood:

John Bercow:

Ms Harman:

Column: 450

Column: 451

Several hon. Members

Column: 452

Madam Deputy Speaker:

1.58 pm

Mrs. Theresa May (Maidenhead) (Con):

Martin Horwood (Cheltenham) (LD):

Mrs. May:

Martin Horwood:

Mrs. May:

Column: 453

Mr. Sheerman:

Madam Deputy Speaker:

Mrs. May:

Column: 454

Mr. Redwood:

Mrs. May:

John Bercow:

Column: 455

Mrs. May:

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

Mrs. May:

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) (LD):

Mrs. May:

Column: 456

John Bercow:

Column: 457

Mrs. May:

Mr. Shepherd:

Mrs. May:

Column: 458

Martin Horwood:

Mrs. May:

2.21 pm

Column: 459

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):

Kelvin Hopkins (Luton, North) (Lab):

Michael Connarty:

Column: 460

Martin Horwood:

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Shepherd:

Column: 461

Michael Connarty:

Mr. Shepherd:

Michael Connarty:

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 462

Column: 463

Mr. Redwood:

Michael Connarty:

Mrs. May

Michael Connarty:

Mrs. May:

Michael Connarty:

Column: 464

John Bercow:

Michael Connarty:

2.41 pm

Column: 465

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

John Bercow:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 466

Column: 467

Mr. Redwood:

Simon Hughes:

Ms Harman:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 468

Mr. Shepherd:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 469

John Bercow:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 470

Column: 471

3.4 pm

Mr. Kevan Jones (North Durham) (Lab):

Mr. Shepherd:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 472

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Mr. Jones:

Simon Hughes:

Mr. Jones:

Column: 473

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Jones:

3.15 pm

Mr. Brian Binley (Northampton, South) (Con):

Column: 474

Mr. Greg Knight:

Mr. Binley:

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Column: 475

Mr. Binley:

Mr. Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (Con):

Mr. Binley:

Mr. Redwood:

Mr. Binley:

Simon Hughes:

Column: 476

Mr. Binley:

Mr. Kevan Jones:

Mr. Binley:

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

Mr. Binley:

Column: 477

3.29 pm

Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester, South) (Lab):

Column: 478

Mr. Shepherd:

Column: 479

Sir Peter Soulsby:

John Bercow:

Sir Peter Soulsby:

3.37 pm

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

Column: 480

Column: 481

Column: 482

Column: 483

John Bercow:

Column: 484

Mr. Knight:

3.56 pm

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire) (Con):

Mr. Binley

Sir George Young:

Mr. Binley:

Sir George Young:

John Bercow:

Sir George Young:

Column: 485

Column: 486

Column: 487

Sir Peter Soulsby:

Sir George Young:

Column: 488

4.8 pm

Mr. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):

Column: 489

Column: 490

Column: 491

John Bercow:

Mr. Redwood:

Column: 492

4.22 pm

Mr. Richard Shepherd (Aldridge-Brownhills) (Con):

Column: 493

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Column: 494

Mr. Shepherd:

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman):

Mr. Shepherd:

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Shepherd:

Column: 495

John Bercow:

Mr. Shepherd:

Mr. William Cash (Stone) (Con):

Mr. Shepherd:

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

Column: 496

Mr. Shepherd:

John Bercow:

Mr. Shepherd:

Column: 497

4.41 pm

Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield) (Con):

4.45 pm

The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (Helen Goodman):

Column: 498

Mrs. May:

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Cash:

Column: 499

Helen Goodman:

Mr. Cash:

Helen Goodman:

Mrs. May:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 500

John Bercow:

Helen Goodman:

Column: 501

Division No. 220 [Governance of Britain] [25 Oct 2007]

Column: 502

MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS (CHANGES TO STANDING ORDERS) [25 Oct 2007]

Column: 503

Column: 504

PROCEDURE [25 Oct 2007]

PROCEDURE (CHANGES TO STANDING ORDERS) [25 Oct 2007]

EUROPEAN STANDING COMMITTEES (TEMPORARY NOMINATION) [25 Oct 2007]

Column: 505

Modernisation of the House [25 Oct 2007]

5.13 pm

Mr. Greg Knight (East Yorkshire) (Con):

5.14 pm

Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey) (LD):

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [25 Oct 2007]

Column: 506

Office of Foreign Assets Control List [25 Oct 2007]

5.14 pm

Miss Ann Widdecombe (Maidstone and The Weald) (Con):

Column: 507

Column: 508

5.27 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Meg Munn):

Column: 509

Column: 510

Miss Widdecombe:

Meg Munn:

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